*PERNOD RICARD, BROWN-FORMAN TERMINATE POTENTIAL MERGER TALKS (see post below on NYT and BN follow-ups)
*CHIESI AGREES TO BUY KALVISTA FOR $27 PER SHARE IN CASH
*DISNEY NO LONGER PLANNING TO SPIN OFF ESPN: INSIDER
*CAESARS SAYS IT WON’T ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT M&A ON CALL
*SELECT MEDICAL HOLDINGS HSR WAITING PERIOD EXPIRES
*TWO:MERGER NOW BOOSTS PER-SHARE CASH CONSIDERATION TO $11.30
*FARMER BROTHERS COMPANY ANTICIPATED LAST TRADING DATE MAY 1 , NASDAQ SAYS
*Smart Share Global Ltd. ADR (EM) Halted due to additional information requested by NASDAQ (closed)
*Waldencast: Notified of Conclusion of SEC Investigation (SA sit)
*LONGER IRAN WAR DURATION WOULD HIT GLOBAL GDP: SANTANDER CFO #Brave
*KONE TO BUY TKE IN TRANSACTION WITH ENTERPRISE VALUE OF EU29.4B
*ATKORE AGREES TO PAY $136.5M TO SETTLE ANTITRUST CLAIMS (SA sit)
*SOLAI: Yu Resigned for Personal Reasons and His Resignation Does Not Involve Any Disagreement With the Co or the Bd >SLAI (micro bidding sit)
Semafor.com: Exclusive / Heineken subsidiary threatens Asahi’s bid to acquire Diageo breweries in Kenya (yawn)